Lot #: 452
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare Wheeling, WV Stenciled Stoneware Advertising Jug, Western PA origin, circa 1875, approximately one-gallon, semi-ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and spout, featuring the boldly-stenciled cobalt advertising "FROM / HOUSTON & REED / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS / WHEELING, W. VA.". Additional leaf-shaped stenciled accents. A rare merchant name with unusually-large stenciling. Excellent condition with a tiny spout nick.
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